Posted AT 8:37 AM EDT on 29/12/04
Blogs become eyes and ears of disaster
The Internet has quickly become the eyes and ears of the tsunami disaster.Over the past few days, news reports, amateur videos, dispatches from survivors and fundraising efforts have become part of the dialogue in the so-called blogosphere, the part of the World Wide Web that includes anything from personal diaries to political campaigns.Some people are using blog technology to request help, others to provide up-to-date information on the disaster.
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